four table laminate top

four table laminate top

Design Ferruccio Laviani, 2004
Steel w/ laminate or aluminum top
Made in Italy by Kartell

A functional and refined table with a strict geometric design. Thanks to the elegant design solution the thin top seems to be literally levitating into the air, allowing for the easy positioning of drawers and container elements for computer work stations. They can be placed side by side and can be used to form work islands in the office. Four is available in two versions: the first, more practical and informal, presents the painted steel structure topped by a surface in stratified laminate with a thickness of 2.5 cm. The second, rendered more sophisticated by the use of satined aluminium for the top, makes Four a representative table, ideal to give a touch of class to dining rooms, managerial offices and meeting rooms.

Ferruccio Laviani (b. 1960) of Cremona, Italy graduated from Politecnico di Milano in architecture in 1986 and created industrial design objects, mainly lamps or lighting systems known for colored transparent plastics. From 1986-1991, he was a member of the De Lucchi studio, designing for various companies such as Credito Bergamasco, Mandarina Duck, Memphis, Olivetti, and Swatch. He came into prominence as the Memphis group began to leave its mark on International design. In 1991, he showed his silverware from the Morandotti collection at the "European Capitals of New Designö exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The same year, he began a collaboration with Kartell and is now an artistic director and consultant.

Kartell's image and its 59 years of history are described through the company's products. The development, the corporate strategies, the attention the company has paid to technology, the project and the design can be appreciated by observing the products Kartell has produced. Kartell's products express the language and the atmosphere of the period in which they were created, but at the same time, they are "contemporary articles," they incorporate many other values and messages and this is why they have become an integral part of our domestic design world.